Nicolo Ammaniti’s coming of age novel‚ ‘I’m not scared’‚ emphasises people’s capacity for evil and self-destruction however it also demonstrates certain people’s ability to show compassion and selflessness. Michele learns that cruelty exists in the real world and not just in his imagination when his father tells him that: “It’s men you should be afraid of‚ not monsters.” Bullying and poverty‚ which are explored throughout the novel‚ also illustrate man’s ability to be evil and to cause self-destruction;
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It was a beautiful day in April‚ 1963‚ and in a store downtown there was an argument going on. “I’m not a black I tell you‚ I’m not a black.” shouted a young women to the manager. “The laws states that that 1/16 blacks are un-separate to white men and I happen to be that exact mix of races.” “I don’t care about any of that junk‚” shouted the manager back “ No partial nigger is gonna shop in my store this year!” The woman walked out of the store and started back to her home after the argument broke
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in my hospital bed I have not been able to stop thinking about your bravery and all that you have done for me. You risked your life to save mine‚ you were my guardian angel. You gave me hope and something to live for when I needed it most and for that I will be forever grateful. Without your help‚ bravery and compassion I don’t think that I would be alive today. I cannot thank you enough; there are no words for this. As I lay in that dark‚ cold hole‚ naked and emaciated I had lost all hold
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thankful for What am I thankful for? Well I’m thankful for a lot of things; my family‚ my education‚ God‚ food and Ron Jackson. I’m thankful for those things because they help me go on in my every day basis. There more things to why I’m thankful for those things and I’m going to share with you those things. The first thing I’m thankful for is my family because their supportive of everything I do and every step I take. They always have my back and they love me unconditionally. Not only am I thankful for my
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to shoot from the roof of his building (kakutani). The two may have different journeys and experiences but they both share a family history of distrust in the United States of America due to almost 20 year occupation that occurred in the early 1900’s. While the journey of one of the brothers was easier than the other they both faced their
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existentialist problem within a fictional situation. Kim Stanley Robinson’s “Sacred Space” and Lydia Millet’s “Zoogoing” belong to this category. These two short stories are from a book called “I’m With the Bears : Short Stories from a Damaged Planet”‚ which I found out to be a book consisting of 10 eco-related stories that mainly promote and inform the readers of the idea of fighting against global warming.
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the song had been a flop—except for that it’s the opposite of that—or if it wasn’t quite so catchy. It’s possible that I’m exaggerating or perhaps that‚ because I work in retail or commute a total of three hours on the days that I attend classes‚ I just have more opportunity (and greater misfortune) to catch this song each time it plays‚ but I don’t think that’s the case. The song seems to be fun and upbeat on the surface and‚ when paired with its spectacular ability to get stuck in your head for hours
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simile to compare frogs to somebodies in which would also mean these somebodies live in bogs. A bog can also mean "something that slows you down" and sometimes when you are self-absorb like these " somebodies" are it can hold you back from being the person you wanted to be and blind you of the
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Does Michele learn that adults are not to be trusted or relied upon? At the beginning of this novel the reader is introduced to an innocent and seemingly normal child. The story really starts when Michele discovers a boy in a whole. Michele doesn’t find anyone to help this helpless boy but rather keeps it a secret; something that he has found to keep for himself. This boy in the whole eventually tells a story to Michele (not in words) that people around him are not what they seem. People who he thinks
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According to the article “But I’m Not Tired!” by Alice Park‚ she states that last year the National Sleep Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7-12 year-olds said they felt tired during the day‚ and 15% nodded off at school. Kid’s now are not getting as much sleep as they should be getting a good education. For kids to do well in school the article states that for the most school-age children‚ 10 ½ hours of sleep is ideal. A lot of parents and kids think that the right amount of time to sleep
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